ADIPOQ and coronary atherosclerosis: Adiponectin is a protein mainly produced in white adipose tissue,involved in several antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-atheroscleroticprocesses.4-6 Several studies have demonstrated associations ofadiponectin with clinical adverse coronary events.7-10 Yet,prospective data on the associations of adiponectin with in-vivomeasurements of degree, phenotype and vulnerability of coronary atherosclerosis arecurrently lacking.